Review of Scissors (1991) by Patricia H — 29 Jun 2014
Few movies this divided. Clearly, this is a B level production with sub-par acting, for the most part. Even so, there are redeeming qualities here that save some face. The story takes a long time to kick into gear, but it turns into an interesting and darkly ironic story.
Some of the audio dubbing is extremely bad, which unfortunately robs the feeling of important scenes and cheapens it. That is too bad, because some of the camerawork in the later part of the movie is actually decent.
The pace putters along but late in the movie the tone completely shifts. It takes obnoxiously bold post-modern interior design and cameras and music slowly shift to an uneasy feeling then building until it becomes altogether unnerving.
The director takes a number of cues from Alfred Hitchcock in the climatic scenes, and they are surprisingly good. Luckily, the main two parts played by a young Sharon Stone and Ronny Cox are not terrible, and the story is enough to keep it from failing.
This review of Scissors (1991) was written by Patricia H on 29 Jun 2014.
Scissors has generally received mixed reviews.
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